Mercantile Mobility: Chinese Merchants in Western Canada

byHelen Kwan Yee Cheung

March 21, 2023|
Mercantile Mobility: Chinese Merchants in Western Canada by Helen Kwan Yee Cheung
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Sales Tips:• This highly illustrated exhibition catalogue traces a group of dynamic Chinese merchants and outlines their business activities in big cities and small towns in Western Canada after they arrived from China.• Curator Helen Kwan Yee Cheung met with these merchant families to record their migration footprints and eventual settlement. Through these efforts, she captures the heritage of Chinese merchants in Western Canada and fills a missing page in the region’s history.• The book covers the mid-nineteenth century into the millennium. • The catalogue features rare archival materials and valuable memorabilia.Audience:Libraries, art collectors, economic and business historians, and those interested in the history of Chinese migration to North America.
Title:Mercantile Mobility: Chinese Merchants in Western Canada
Format:Hardcover
Product dimensions:168 pages, 11.75 X 9 X 0.75 in
Shipping dimensions:168 pages, 11.75 X 9 X 0.75 in
Published:March 21, 2023
Publisher:Bruce Peel Special Collections
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:All ages
ISBN - 13:9781551954691

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